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[Q] BELL i9000m users: is the Froyo 2.2 update ready yet ?

Does anyone have any info regarding the froyo update for Bell Canada users ?
is it avail yet? via kies?
I haven't rooted or lag fixed - strictly stock here.
Whats the best way to back up all my apps -- can Titanium pro do this ?

Titanium Backup is one of the best IMO. But you'll need root acces to run it. If you want to know why! Because Titanium also back up your paid apps and system apps. Be carefull about system apps as you really don't want to restore them on a different firmware than the one they've been back up from. So make sure you only restore apps you really installed yourself. When you will be ready to restore your apps on froyo just go trough the list and make sure you uncheck any apps you don't know about cause it could cause you problem to restore gtalk from eclair on froyo (exemple). Once you start the restore process on Titanium Backup you won't be prompted for your approval for every application by android as you would be if using another program to restore them. TB will install all of them on his own and even restore their market link. Once complete just restart the phone and open the market to see all you installed apps again and be informed about available update.
This is really the best available program to back up and restore apps but you need a rooted phone. Don't worry about warranty you can always unroot a phone after your procedure.
Regarding the availability of froyo update just do a little research and you'll find an approximate date cause it's not there (officially) for now but should be soon.

sp991 said:
Titanium Backup is one of the best IMO. But you'll need root acces to run it. If you want to know why! Because Titanium also back up your paid apps and system apps. Be carefull about system apps as you really don't want to restore them on a different firmware than the one they've been back up from. So make sure you only restore apps you really installed yourself. When you will be ready to restore your apps on froyo just go trough the list and make sure you uncheck any apps you don't know about cause it could cause you problem to restore gtalk from eclair on froyo (exemple). Once you start the restore process on Titanium Backup you won't be prompted for your approval for every application by android as you would be if using another program to restore them. TB will install all of them on his own and even restore their market link. Once complete just restart the phone and open the market to see all you installed apps again and be informed about available update.
This is really the best available program to back up and restore apps but you need a rooted phone. Don't worry about warranty you can always unroot a phone after your procedure.
Regarding the availability of froyo update just do a little research and you'll find an approximate date cause it's not there (officially) for now but should be soon.
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Thanks alot buddy. I just downloaded the Z4 Root app. Does this work with i9000m ? can anyone confirm ?
If so I'm gonna root my phone this aft. and back up my stuff!
When updating, i hear the best thing to do is a factory reset after update.
Once I boot back into the phone with Froyo, do I install Titanium Back up ? then open the app and hit "restore" ? I'm assuming it would look on my SD card for my "old" back up of apps ? I can only assume it doesn't back up stuff to a cloud/server.
Also, is this internal SD it backs up to or external SD

There was the first week of December floating around, and now I don't even know anymore.
Seems everybody has it now except us...

Yeah a good number of us I9000M users have updated to an unofficial bell ROM leaked a week or so back.
If you want the official rom, the last I heard was mid December.
If you do the unofficial route do some reading before hand before you decide. Many I9000M users have had corrupt internal SD cards, which result in a trip to a bell store for service.
You have been warned !

[Q] Upgrade to Gingerbread - what happens to apps and user data?

Hi all,
been reading with interest this forum and was very pleased when Kies finally told me there is an update to my UK unbranded Tab's firmware (didn't want to go down the DIY update route...)
Just have a couple of questions about it though, which I am hoping someone may be able to answer: so here goes:
- what happens to user data (settings mostly, as photos/music/etc are backed up anyway)
- what happens to installed apps? Will these be automatically re-installed as part of the update process?
- what about rooting under 2.3? I am using the excellent z4root to get temporary root privileges so I can run my backups with Titanium (which I guess is the answer to the first two questions) - will z4root work in 2.3? If not, any equivalents so I can restore with Titanium and not worry all settings/data will be lost?
Many thanks in advance
Note I would like to go the "normal" (Kies) way of updating...

1. Home screen settings are not saved.
2. Apps are retained
3. You lose root and only way so far to root is CF root
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Thanks bongski

There is a one click root that will work on stock gb too. It's not perfect, and you really have to read the instructions, but it works, and remember to donate.
Advice for restoring apps with titanium - be sure to restore apps, but no data, as this is the cause of so many problems on upgrades.

rangercaptain said:
There is a one click root that will work on stock gb too
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And it's called?

If you are talking about super one click root the latest kies update cannot be rooted as the exploit had been patched/closed.
I am also interested in other rooting method.
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What's your current software?
Mine is PDA: JMI
PHONE: JMA
CSC: JM4 (SER).
I also have an unbranded UK Tab

With Titanium backup you can backup applications.Contacts you can backup with gmail and you can even backup sms with the application ' restore and backup sms '
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smahmood143 said:
With Titanium backup you can backup applications.Contacts you can backup with gmail and you can even backup sms with the application ' restore and backup sms '
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Be careful with titanium backup when restoring data FROM OLD FIRMWARE. Restore only the app on a new firmware to avoid problems.
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Make sure the back up folder is on your external sd card, or your back up will get wiped when you repartition.

I too use Titanium currently, but it requires root privileges, so if rooting is not yet available for Gingerbread, then presumably it won't be able to restore after the update anyway?
The apps will re-install anyway as I understand it, providing one gives the same gmail account to the device after the update, since they will appear in "my apps" on the market?
My current firmware is FROYO.XWJJ7? (whee can I find the CDA, PHONE etc?)

The rest of the firmware info is on Kies, on the general tab. But it looks like you're on a different build to me... My build is JMI. I'll just have to wait, maybe...
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the1madsailor said:
I too use Titanium currently, but it requires root privileges, so if rooting is not yet available for Gingerbread, then presumably it won't be able to restore after the update anyway?
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Gingerbread can be rooted. After you install your gingerbread rom, you flash a kernel into the rom that has the root.
In the development section look for CF-Root v3.3. You flash that kernel using odin3 1.7 in the phone section. It takes ten seconds, the the tab reboots, and is rooted.
Then set up your google account, go to the market, get titanuim and install it, and in titanium change the backup folder to your external sd card, and restore your stuff.
Go for it!

The version of your phone (=modem) you will find in settings -> about device, under "Baseband version".
The CSC-version can be found if you enter *#272*YOURIMEI# in the phone-app. Your IMEI can be found in settings -> about device -> status under "IMEI".
Have fun with Gingerbread.

Or does he mean what goes into blank lines in odin?

rangercaptain said:
Or does he mean what goes into blank lines in odin?
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the1madsailor talks about updating via Kies. He specifically mentions this in the first post, too.
Odin was just brought up when the question of rooting by installing CF-Root arose.
By the way: in Odin kernels need to be inserted under "PDA", not "PHONE". "PHONE" is just for the modem.

Really? :^?

Some days later still haven't upgraded...
Been reading about CF-Root and how to get back to the stock ROM after rooting for a Galaxy S II which recently landed on my hands, which I assume is the same (if not identical) process for the Tab?
Not taken the plunge yet with the Tab as I'm dreading having to re-do all the customisation of all the apps, settings etc...
Out of curiosity, what's Samsung's liability if a "proper" upgrade goes south and one looses all data? Given Kies is not backing up anything worth backing up, surely they (Samsung) have some share of the blame?
Might just go for it in the end and hope for the best (the proper upgrade). From the GSII I can confirm all *paid* apps appear in my account, the free ones need to be manually located and re-installed.
Thanks for your help so far!!

the1madsailor said:
Some days later still haven't upgraded...
Been reading about CF-Root and how to get back to the stock ROM after rooting for a Galaxy S II which recently landed on my hands, which I assume is the same (if not identical) process for the Tab?
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You can upgrade to the stock gingerbread (I recommend the JQ1 GB) then root using the CF-Root v3.3.
I don't know about the sgs2 process, but if you go to the overcome rom thread, you can download a perfect step-by-step guide. Start at the beginning of the guide, and stop at the end of the CF-Root step. Why put it off? Gingerbread is a hundred times nicer than froyo.
Go to the market and get the appsaver app, and back up everett app you are concerned about.
I will be free all day tomorrow. Pm me, then we can exchange email adresses. It is a faster way to discuss things if you get in trouble. I have calouses on my hands from holding many hands of people as they learn to do these things.

Many thanks rangercaptain and thanks for the offer too!!!
I will not be able to do much before the weekend anyway, but what I was thinking is the following (please correct me if I'm wrong):
0. Backup apps, data and market links (where available) with Titanium (using z4root at the mo - wish there was something like it for 2.3 - so simple and easily reversible!!!) - DONE!
1. Let Kies do it's thing (whether that's just an update to 2.2 or the whole thing through to 2.3), making note of all versions (PHONE, PDA, CSC)
2. If I get the 2.3, get ODIN and CF-Root 3.3 and run the rooting process
2(a). Get the Overcome ROM and follow the instructions (not sure about this as it doesn't seem to have the modem included so not sure what that means)
2(b). If I do 2(a) above, get a copy of my stock ROM from somewhere for reverting to stock if needed
3. Get Titanium installed again from the market and restore everything (apps, data and market links) from the backup folder
What I really want is to upgrade to Gingerbread through the "official" channels but be able to restore everything as it is at the moment with regards to the apps and their settings/data. The Overcome idea is simply because I wouldn't mind having a slightly improved version of Gingerbread with things like Ad-hoc WiFi capabilities (am I right in understanding that OC has this embedded instead of me having to copy the wpa_supplicant file?)
Am I missing something?
Thanks again!

Upgarade to ICS

Hi guys, I want to upgrade my galaxy note to ICS since its finally out after taking forever but the thing I wanna ask before I do so is can I update to stock ICS through kies from a rooted room?
I am currently running 2.3.6 stock rom but rooted, can I just update it to ICS stock or do I have to unroot it then update?
Also after updating to ICS I assume all data will be wiped, is there a way to backup app data like games without using titanium backup?
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usually you don't have to unroot. offical rom like to do the unrooting for you without even asking
if you go ICS with KIES, KIES do backup, but I don't know how far it backup. my friend's Galaxy S1 got some of the chinese names corrupted by KIES. seems korean are not good at handling chinese
if your data are important, do the backup yourself.
personally I don't care about SMS, contacts are all in google cloud, angry birds backed up by "angry birds back up"
titanium backup is known to be failing with system apps data restore, but it should be good enough to backup your game saves

Ok thanks for the answer, but I think I will wait for the next ICS update since the current one is a prototype and has lock screen missing. I waited so long for ICS, not a problem to wait some more for a stable full release. HURRY UP SAMSUNG!
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The quick 5830 fix, doing it right?

Hello, I just received the 5830 Galaxy Ace of my girlfriend. I need to fix it, but before I do I would like to check if I am going to do the right procedure. She says it's slow, touch does not respond always, she has some connection problems. This is the info I have.
She has NO backups. No numbers, no pictures, nothing. The device is not rooted.
I already read some topics about Samsung phones and I noticed the software and procedures are slightly different than my Sony Xperia S. What I am going to do is:
Backup device (full backup?) with Samsung Kies. Just to be sure. Then doing an update with Kies to 2.3.7, stock. This is the latest for the Ace, right?
If the backup can be easily restored, I would like to wipe the device ofcourse. But I really have to be sure if I can restore the phonenumbers, sms, pictures, whatsapp on this unrooted device.
Edit: Change of plans. I noticed kies does not see a newer version than 2.3.5... Also backing up does not work like expected. I think I an going to root the device, backup all with Titanium Backup. Then flash the 2.3.6 Spain Stock firmware, root and restore most of the settings. Better idea?
Thanks in advance,

cognosco said:
Hello, I just received the 5830 Galaxy Ace of my girlfriend. I need to fix it, but before I do I would like to check if I am going to do the right procedure. She says it's slow, touch does not respond always, she has some connection problems. This is the info I have.
She has NO backups. No numbers, no pictures, nothing. The device is not rooted.
I already read some topics about Samsung phones and I noticed the software and procedures are slightly different than my Sony Xperia S. What I am going to do is:
Backup device (full backup?) with Samsung Kies. Just to be sure. Then doing an update with Kies to 2.3.7, stock. This is the latest for the Ace, right?
If the backup can be easily restored, I would like to wipe the device ofcourse. But I really have to be sure if I can restore the phonenumbers, sms, pictures, whatsapp on this unrooted device.
Edit: Change of plans. I noticed kies does not see a newer version than 2.3.5... Also backing up does not work like expected. I think I an going to root the device, backup all with Titanium Backup. Then flash the 2.3.6 Spain Stock firmware, root and restore most of the settings. Better idea?
Thanks in advance,
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best thing to do with her phone is this.
first her contacts. save it to her gmail account.
pictures back it up(save it to a USB/Hard drive/ PC) before doing anything with the phone.
sms try a SMS backup and restore app from the market
whatsapp? messages? I'm not sure if you can backup the messages on it.
now with the new stock.
You don't need to root the device. (but you do if you want to use Titanium - I don't see a good thing with you using this app. just do the stuff I wrote above)
download Odin, your preferred stock version. (If you don't know how to flash via Odin. there's a tutorial here somewhere. )

2.3.7 is the Cyanogenmod......anyway maybe u should try flashing one of the stock based custom rom in the Development Section ...
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Try stocklite
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Backup everything.
Images, contacts.... You know.
Flash through odin this firmware S5830XWKTM (XWKTM)
She will have it like she turned on her phone for the first time.
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This phone is worlds apart from a Xperia S.....lags are definitely gonna be seen .
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[Q] JB Help Please

I am currently waiting for JB to be released in the UK, but getting increasingly frustrated to may go down the route of installing the leaked version.
When I moved to ICS I remember that the initial installation was poor with reliability issues and alarming battery consumption. The solution was to do a factory reset, which then required for all of the apps to be reinstalled.
I would rather avoid reinstalling all of my apps (only about 60) but would this be required for a stable install using the leaked official rom?
Also - I dont think my Note is currently rooted so as far as I am aware I think that I would lose by Text Messages also - is this the case? Or is there a way that I can back these up?
Thanks for your help.

yeah ultra clean is needed for leak and official, best to follow the route of safe way as well, just wait for official your country, or get get yur hands dirty woiding yer warrantee at own risk

ridgmont61 said:
I am currently waiting for JB to be released in the UK, but getting increasingly frustrated to may go down the route of installing the leaked version.
When I moved to ICS I remember that the initial installation was poor with reliability issues and alarming battery consumption. The solution was to do a factory reset, which then required for all of the apps to be reinstalled.
I would rather avoid reinstalling all of my apps (only about 60) but would this be required for a stable install using the leaked official rom?
Also - I dont think my Note is currently rooted so as far as I am aware I think that I would lose by Text Messages also - is this the case? Or is there a way that I can back these up?
Thanks for your help.
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LSZ install using PC Odin does not wipe your apps and data. If you want to root it afterwards boot to recovery and install Philz kernel.

Do eeeeeeet..there are lots of custom roms ( maybe even better than official versions ) in the android development section for the note. I kid you not you will be addicted to it.but read instructions carefully so that you won't brick us phablet.
U could back up your apps using titanium backup but most devs don't recommend restoring with titanium.but it works for me everytime.you could try it too.even contacts can be backed up
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